THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT: ERADICATE CHILD LABOR, NOW!
THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT: ERADICATE CHILD LABOR, NOW!
The Issue
The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines child labor as work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and interferes with their schooling by: depriving them of the opportunity to attend school; obliging them to leave school prematurely; or requiring them to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work.
Millions of children in the Philippines are forced to work at young ages. Child labor is one of the Philippines' most urgent problems and stems from a range of social factors. Unless something is done to stop child labor, the issue will continue to affect the lives of many families across the country. Furthermore, children are extra vulnerable to those who are looking to abuse them because they don't have a voice nor platform, so this petition will serve as one for them.
Since 2000, when the ILO began monitoring child labor, the number of children exploited fell by 94 million, a dramatic global reduction. However, the decline slowed between 2012 and 2016 — the most recent reporting period — and the incidence of child labor increased in sub-Saharan Africa. Clearly, a stronger global effort will be required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating all forms of child labor worldwide by 2025.
June 12 is the United Nations-sanctioned World Day Against Child Labor, a time to remember the young workers who have been robbed of their childhood, education, and the future they deserve.
In 2003, the Philippines passed a new law known as R.A. 9231 or the “Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act”. This law specifically limits the employment of children below 15 years old, with the same exceptions as R.A. Today, as given the opportunity— be a catalyst of hope for every voiceless child. Let us not waste time and let's save both their childhood and future. STOP CHILD LABOR, NOW!
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The Issue
The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines child labor as work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and interferes with their schooling by: depriving them of the opportunity to attend school; obliging them to leave school prematurely; or requiring them to attempt to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work.
Millions of children in the Philippines are forced to work at young ages. Child labor is one of the Philippines' most urgent problems and stems from a range of social factors. Unless something is done to stop child labor, the issue will continue to affect the lives of many families across the country. Furthermore, children are extra vulnerable to those who are looking to abuse them because they don't have a voice nor platform, so this petition will serve as one for them.
Since 2000, when the ILO began monitoring child labor, the number of children exploited fell by 94 million, a dramatic global reduction. However, the decline slowed between 2012 and 2016 — the most recent reporting period — and the incidence of child labor increased in sub-Saharan Africa. Clearly, a stronger global effort will be required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating all forms of child labor worldwide by 2025.
June 12 is the United Nations-sanctioned World Day Against Child Labor, a time to remember the young workers who have been robbed of their childhood, education, and the future they deserve.
In 2003, the Philippines passed a new law known as R.A. 9231 or the “Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act”. This law specifically limits the employment of children below 15 years old, with the same exceptions as R.A. Today, as given the opportunity— be a catalyst of hope for every voiceless child. Let us not waste time and let's save both their childhood and future. STOP CHILD LABOR, NOW!
If you need and want to know more about this petition, reach us on our Facebook accounts!
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Petition created on May 25, 2021